Will need the model number from the bottom of the laptop. Post everything you can find if you dont know witch one it is.Will need the model number from the bottom of the laptop. Post everything you can find if you dont know witch one it is.

Forgot to say, If you get the laptop working with 98 or 2000 it would probably be worth 50 to 150 usd.Forgot to say, If you get the laptop working with 98 or 2000 it would probably be worth 50 to 150 usd.

It's a fairly old system, that came installed with Windows 98. Considering it's 2008....yes I would say it's an old computer. That doesn't mean it won't work.It will be hard to find adapters to work with that system since Microsoft discontinued Windows 98 a few years ago, and all the support for that OS. You may want to make sure there is enough hard drive space, as well as RAM...and if you do have enough oomph, then format and install Windows XP Home or Pro.

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There are three possible parts in your computer which causing this problem.

1. Defective Ac Adapter2. Defective BAttery3. Defective Motherboard

What you need to do is to is isolate the part which causing the problem. Here's what you need to do.

Remove the battery and use the ac adapter only to power up your computer. Make sure to check that you can see any sign of power in the laptop like lights or anything like that. If the ac adapter does not power up the computer, then you need to replace the ac adapter or check the port for any signs of damages.

That symptom sounds like one of two things. The first one is a lack of power. Which I am sure you have already checked. The second one sounds like a bad system board. How old is your laptop? I would check with HP support on Chat to see if they will help you if it is a bad system board. They have been doing many repairs on system boards, even if the computer is out of warranty by several months. It's worth a try.

The video card in a laptop is a built in device, it isn't replaceable as in the case with PC workstations. Well, anything is replaceable. You would need to replace the motherboard would be my best guess, but that may not be cost effective, depending on the age of your system.

Lets do this first,
Remote the ram from the computer, start up without ram.
turn the laptop off and unplug, did you hear beeps?

Place the other memory module back in and try starting up.
if the computer starts up then all is ok you can plug in the other ram and start up again. if it doesn't start up then repeat the previous process.

if this has no effect and you don't get any beeps from the computer the motherboard most likely has a problem.

I would suggest you call hp or your dealer to check your warranty.
If you are outside of warranty the repairs will cost you.

There is a known problem and being out of warranty isn't the end of it. You may be able to get them to fix it or try this yourself.http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&docname=c01087277#c01087277_bios
There are Vista and XP versions of the installers and the drivers and the bios is different depending on whether you have an AMD or an Intel processor, so be careful which items you attempt. Good luck.http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-53977-1&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=1817059&os=2093&lang=en
On mine, I had to update the bios, uninstal the old hp wireless assistant and uninstall the wireless driver from My Computer (right mouse click) Properties - Device Manager - Network Adapters, then I installed the latest HP wireless assistant from above page and the latest Intel wireless adapter from above. Check the position of your wireless switch on the front lip of the laptop. One way should make the light go blue, for on, the other shows amber for off. If you are in the bad state pre fix, both positions will show amber. HP assistant will show the device is disabled, but you won't be able to do anything for it as there will likely be yellow tags on all the network adapters.
Mine works now, but I'm having other issues with installing SP1 for Vista. Anyway, hope this helps